2008 Buick Lucerne Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 6%of 218 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,205miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the body and structure of the 2008 Buick Lucerne, 6% of the 218 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,205 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Auto was in accident. Left front quarter panel, in front of l wheel. Basically, car was run over. See photos. Air bags did not go off. Accident on 8-28-2019. Car being held in case NHTSA wants to inspect it. Please contact me so I may notify ins. Co. Regarding status of said car, accident and if they should keep it.”
NHTSA complaint #11266761, filed 2019-10, 203,500 miles“With only 85 miles left on my warranty for my 2008 Buick Lucerne the driver's side door handle fell off. My husband was able to temporarily push it back on. We immediately drove to the dealership. They replaced the door handle under the warranty. The bill would have been $94 otherwise. No way should a door handle fall off a vehicle which is still barely new.”
NHTSA complaint #10390050, filed 2011-03, 35,915 miles“When my wife was parking the car in a shopping center parking lot, the engine roared (even though she had her foot on the brake) and the vehicle jumped over the curb and struck small bushes and trees in the median between the stein mart and home dept parking lots causing damage to the front grill and driver side front fender. My wife was not injured luckily. Had this event occurred under normal driving conditions somebody could have been seriously injured and or killed depending upon the circumstances. …”
NHTSA complaint #10507357, filed 2013-04, 57,000 miles“I was getting back into my car and went to open the driver's side door, when the door handle mechanism pulled out of the door. I was shocked....never experience this in 41years of driving.”
NHTSA complaint #10433549, filed 2011-10, 22,010 miles“Sometime between 1998 and 2008 the Buick line, and almost all other lines, enlarged the size of the columns supporting the roof, modified the front side windows to add a small triangle of material at the front of the windows, and raised the height of the side mirrors and raised the height of the dash above the instrument cluster. I am in excess of 6 ft tall and this had little impact on my field of vision. My wife is less than 5 ft and age is taking a toll on both of us and this has a severe impact on her field of vision, even with the use of booster pillows. …”
NHTSA complaint #10555863, filed 2013-12, 20,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10213818May 31, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10197294May 12, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Buick Lucerne
121 complaintsFuel system
62 complaintsEngine
24 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Buick Lucerne
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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